Shaquem Griffin, linebacker with one hand, drafted by Seattle Seahawks

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The Seattle Seahawks have selected UCF linebacker Shaquem Griffin with the 141th in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. He now joins his twin brother Shaquill Griffin who the Seahawks selected in 2017.

Shaquem impressed teams at last month’s NFL Scouting Combine where he bench pressed 225 pounds 20 times with a prosthetic hand. He also ran the fastest 40-yard dash time of any linebacker in more than a decade.

CBS Sports writes that Shaqueem is a high-motor edge-rusher who is undersized but wins with quickness and speed around the corner to chase running backs from the backside. His combination of athleticism and energy get him to the football often.

Shaquem has been playing football since he was a kid, even though a congenital birth defect left him with just one functioning hand since age 4. His ability has been questioned at every level, but Shaquem continued to prove the doubters wrong.

He and Shaquill played alongside each other at Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. Both earned football scholarships to the University of Central Florida, a package deal that his more heavily-recruited brother insisted upon.

ESPN reports that Griffin has signed endorsement deals with Nike, Bose, JCPenney and Eleven James.